Teachers offered 9pc pay rise

The Australian Education Union (AEU) says it has reached a breakthrough in pay negotiations with the Northern Territory Government.

Classroom teachers have been offered a 9 per cent pay rise over three years, with senior teachers attracting a further 1 per cent rise.

It will be backdated to September 1.

Union spokesman Adam Lampe says the deal will see students return to school a day earlier, with teachers taking their pupil-free days at the end of semesters.

"What they're proposing is that the recreation leave starts on the Friday of the last day of the school year, so Thursday will become the last day and teachers return on the Friday of what would previously have been their last day of their recreation leave," he said.